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Species is a basic taxonomy unit in biology used for defining a group of organisms that share common genetic heritage and are able to interbreed.
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FEB 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Modern-day otters, excluding sea otters, aren’t really all that big; they typically don’t ever weigh more th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The mating dances of exotic spiders are captivating, for sure, but researchers are interested in learning more about how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2017Plants & Animals
Almost 20 years ago, a researcher and ex-Marine by the name of Harry Conley was studying the coral reef rubble that was ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
President Trump has been in office for 10 days. Within those 240 hours he has set our nation back 100 years. Of interest ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 30, 2017Plants & Animals
Both Britain and New Zealand are places in the world where you’ll find yellowhammer birds. They were originally on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2017Videos
The slow loris is a relatively cute primate that currently resides on the IUCN's top 25 most endangered animals species ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2017Plants & Animals
A species of vampire bat in Brazil, better known as the hairy-legged vampire bat, has been found feasting on a very unli ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Plants & Animals
There exists a creature so rare that we only had tissue samples to prove its existence, but after scientists from Scripp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2017Videos
Animals with exceptional features have always been an interesting point of discussion. How did so many evolve? And so di ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Not too many animal species exhibit the quality known as menopause, the (typically middle-aged) part of a female’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 25, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Grain sorghum is a grass plant crop grown for food grain, animal feed, the production of alcoholic beverages, and biofue ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 25, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists are confused as to why at least 95 confirmed false killer whales have stranded themselves on a coast of Flori ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2017Immunology
B cells are the multi-taskers of the immune system, and their different duties require different amounts of energy. A ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 23, 2017Plants & Animals
Climate change impacts every species on Earth, including some of the smallest insects that rely on just the right weathe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2017Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 22, 2017Plants & Animals
New animal species are popping up in the wilderness all the time, many of which have probably been there for a really lo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2017Plants & Animals
When it comes to chimpanzees, it turns out they often have inter-group conflicts, just like humans do. Some of these con ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2017Videos
The Great Lakes, known as America's Inland Seas since they are so large, are made up of Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 20, 2017Plants & Animals
We’ve been warned for a while now by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the rusty patched bumb ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Chances are, you’re either left or right handed, unless you have a third hand no one knows about. On the other han ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 18, 2017Plants & Animals
The world around us is changing, and a lot of that has to do with our very own hand. If you were to compare the world no ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2017Microbiology
More than half of all known plant species survive in rainforests on wet, infertile soil. A different kind of environment ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Modern-day otters, excluding sea otters, aren’t really all that big; they typically don’t ever weigh more th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mating dances of exotic spiders are captivating, for sure, but researchers are interested in learning more about how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
Almost 20 years ago, a researcher and ex-Marine by the name of Harry Conley was studying the coral reef rubble that was
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
President Trump has been in office for 10 days. Within those 240 hours he has set our nation back 100 years. Of interest
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
Both Britain and New Zealand are places in the world where you’ll find yellowhammer birds. They were originally on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2017
Videos
The slow loris is a relatively cute primate that currently resides on the IUCN's top 25 most endangered animals species
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
A species of vampire bat in Brazil, better known as the hairy-legged vampire bat, has been found feasting on a very unli
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
There exists a creature so rare that we only had tissue samples to prove its existence, but after scientists from Scripp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2017
Videos
Animals with exceptional features have always been an interesting point of discussion. How did so many evolve? And so di
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Not too many animal species exhibit the quality known as menopause, the (typically middle-aged) part of a female’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Grain sorghum is a grass plant crop grown for food grain, animal feed, the production of alcoholic beverages, and biofue
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists are confused as to why at least 95 confirmed false killer whales have stranded themselves on a coast of Flori
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2017
Immunology
B cells are the multi-taskers of the immune system, and their different duties require different amounts of energy. A ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
Climate change impacts every species on Earth, including some of the smallest insects that rely on just the right weathe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2017
Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
New animal species are popping up in the wilderness all the time, many of which have probably been there for a really lo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
When it comes to chimpanzees, it turns out they often have inter-group conflicts, just like humans do. Some of these con
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2017
Videos
The Great Lakes, known as America's Inland Seas since they are so large, are made up of Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan,
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
We’ve been warned for a while now by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the rusty patched bumb
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Chances are, you’re either left or right handed, unless you have a third hand no one knows about. On the other han
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
The world around us is changing, and a lot of that has to do with our very own hand. If you were to compare the world no
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2017
Microbiology
More than half of all known plant species survive in rainforests on wet, infertile soil. A different kind of environment
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch